Effect of Ta on the corrosion performance of Mo<Subscript>3</Subscript>Si intermetallic in NaCl solutions

The effect of Ta contents on the corrosion performance of Mo₃Si intermetallic in 0.5 M NaCl has been evaluated. Materials included Mo₃Si plus 5, 17, 53, 60, and 74 at% Ta. Techniques included potentiodynamic polarization curves and linear polarization resistance curves. Except for 74 at% Ta, additions of Ta induced a passive region, decreasing the anodic current density, the free corrosion potential, the pitting potential, and the corrosion current density.     

Ternary molybdenum(III) chlorides

The phase diagrams of ACl/MoCl₃ (A=Na, K, Rb, Cs) were elucidated by DTA measurements in sealed quartz ampoules in the range of 0–40 mol% MoCl₃. The samples were prepared from alkali metal chlorides and the compounds A₃MoCl₆ or A₃Mo₂Cl₉. The 31 compounds withA=Na, Rb, Cs were obtained by sintering mixtures of 3ACl+MoCl₃; the enneachlorides A₃Mo₂Cl₉ withA=K, Rb, Cs were precipitated from solutions of MoCl₃·3H₂O and ACl in formic acid. Congruently melting compounds A₃MoCl₆ exist in all four systems, incongruently melting enneachlorides A₃Mo₂Cl₉ in systems withA=K, Rb, Cs. Still unknown structures were determined by analog-indexing powder patterns according to known structure families. Especially Cs₃MoCl₆ is isotypic with the recently found Cs₃CrCl₆ structure. Additionally, the unit cell parameters were determined for the compounds A₃MoCl₅·H₂O (A=K, Rb, Cs) analogous to Cs₂TiCl₅·H₂O, whose structure was determined by single crystal measurements.Dedicated to Prof. Menachem Steinberg on the occasion of his 65th birthday     

Re-evaluation of the thermodynamic activity quantities in aqueous alkali metal nitrate solutions at T = 298.15 K

The Hückel equation used in this study to correlate the experimental activities of dilute alkali metal nitrate solutions up to a molality of about 1.5 mol · kg⁻¹ contains two parameters being dependent on the electrolyte: B [that is related closely to the ion-size parameter (a∗) in the Debye–Hückel equation] and b₁ (this parameter is the coefficient of the linear term with respect to the molality and this coefficient is related to hydration numbers of the ions of the electrolyte). In more concentrated solutions up to a molality of 7 mol · kg⁻¹, an extended Hückel equation was used, and it contains additionally a quadratic term with respect to the molality and the coefficient of this term is parameter b₂. All parameter values for the Hückel equations of LiNO₃, NaNO₃, and KNO₃ were determined from the isopiestic data measured by Robinson for solutions of these salts against KCl solutions [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 57 (1935) 1165]. In these estimations, the Hückel parameters determined recently for KCl solutions [J. Chem. Eng. Data 54 (2009) 208] were used. The Hückel parameters for RbNO₃ and CsNO₃ were determined from the reported osmotic coefficients of Robinson [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 59 (1937) 84]. The resulting parameter values were tested with the vapour pressure and isopiestic data existing in the literature for alkali metal nitrate solutions. These data support well the recommended Hückel parameters up to a molality of 7.0 mol · kg⁻¹ for LiNO₃ and NaNO₃, up to 4.5 mol · kg⁻¹ for RbNO₃, up to 3.5 mol · kg⁻¹ for KNO₃, and up to 1.4 mol · kg⁻¹ for CsNO₃ solutions. Reliable activity and osmotic coefficients of alkali metal nitrate solutions can, therefore, be calculated by using the new Hückel equations, and they have been tabulated at rounded molalities. The activity and osmotic coefficients obtained from these equations were compared to the values suggested by Robinson and Stokes [Electrolyte Solutions, second ed., Butterworths Scientific Publications, London, 1959], to those calculated by using the Pitzer equations with the parameter values of Pitzer and Mayorga [J. Phys. Chem. 77 (1973) 2300], and to those calculated by using the extended Hückel equation of Hamer and Wu [J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 1 (1972) 1047].     

Transport properties of alkyltrimethylammonium bromide surfactants in aqueous solutions

Differential mutual diffusion coefficients of n-alkyltrimethylammonium bromides [CH₃(CH₂)_n–1N(CH₃)₃Br, C_nTAB] (n=10, 12, 14, 16) have been measured in aqueous solutions at 298.15 K using a conductimetric cell and an automatic apparatus to follow diffusion. The cell is based on an open-ended capillary, and the technique follows the diffusion process by measuring the resistance of a solution inside the capillaries at various times. The electrical conductances of those solutions have also been measured to calculate the critical micellar concentration (cmc). Thermodynamic analysis of the data suggests that the free ion concentration decreases at concentrations above the cmc, in agreement with theoretical predictions. The obtained values of the micellization parameters were used to model the mutual diffusion coefficients of C_nTAB aqueous solutions.     

Vapor pressures of aqueous solutions of (Ag,Tl, Cs)NO3 at 98.5°C

Vapor pressure measurements have been made by the static method on the system (Ag, Tl, Cs)NO₃+H₂O in the water-poor region at 98.5°C. The Ag/Tl ratio was maintained at 1.06, and the cesium content of the melt was varied between 2.5 and 10 mole %. The water activity data for each series conformed to a form of the B.E.T. equation adapted to electrolyte solutions. The B.E.T. constants changed in a regular manner as Cs replaced Ag/Tl in the melt, and also conformed to the simple additivity rules previously found to hold in similar systems [(Ag, Tl, M)NO₃+H₂O (M=Ca or Cd)]. The relative capacity for hydration of CsNO₃ and other salts is discussed briefly with reference to the B.E.T. constants and Henry's law constants for water dissolved in molten salt.To whom correspondence should be addressed.     

Nitrite formation in aerated aqueous azide solutions: A radiation chemical study

Gamma radiolysis of oxygenated 1–10 mM azide solutions was carried out at various pH values. In oxygenated 10 mM azide solutions, H₂O₂ and NO ₂ ⁻ were observed as radiolytic products while NH3 was not. The concentration of H₂O₂ reached its maximum level at a dose of 1 kGy, whereas NO ₂ ⁻ yield increased non-linearly beyond 2 kGy in this system. Both in aerated and oxygenated systems, G(NO ₂ ⁻ ) and G(H₂O₂) were found to vary with N ₃ ⁻ concentration. The yield of NO ₂ ⁻ was found to be dependent on both dose rate and pH. On pulse radiolysis, NO ₂ ⁻ was found as a radiolytic product in aerated 1 mM azide solution at pH 6.8. In this system the intermediate generated exhibits absorbance around 250 nm. The overall results obtained during the present study reveal that in presence of both reducing radical (mainly e _aq ⁻ ) and oxygen, N ₃ ⁻ produced an intermediate possibly NH₂O ₂ ^• radical, which is the prime source for NO ₂ ⁻ generation.     

Improved performance of Bi2O3-doped MnO2 cathode on rechargeability in LiOH aqueous cell

Many attempts have been made to make the zinc-manganese dioxide (Zn-MnO₂) alkaline cell rechargeable, but all investigations are pertained to the proton insertion mechanism into MnO₂. In this paper, a new class of rechargeable bismuth oxide-doped MnO₂ electrode in lithium hydroxide (LiOH) electrolyte is described. The doping and the appropriate pH selection of the aqueous electrolyte improved the electrochemical performance of the aqueous cell. Hence, with an aim to understand the role of bismuth oxide (Bi₂O₃) during the discharge process, doped MnO₂ cathodes are characterized by various techniques like secondary ion mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy analysis. The results suggest that the influence of the large radius of the cation (Bi₂O₃; Bi (III) ion (0.96 Å)) cannot be integrated into the spinel structure, thereby, improving the rechargeability. The electrode reaction of doped MnO₂ in LiOH electrolyte is shown to be lithium insertion while preventing the formation of a spinel structure that leads to a major formation of manganese oxy hydroxides.     

Near infrared study of aqueous lanthanide perchlorates

The near infrared spectra of water in aqueous solutions of La(ClO₄)₃, Pr(ClO₄)₃, Nd(ClO₄)₃, Gd(ClO₄)₃, Er(ClO₄)₃, Yb(ClO₄)₃, Lu(ClO₄)₃, and NaClO₄ have been measured in the concentration range from 0.3 to 2.5 mol-dm^–3, at 25°C. The relative contents of free OH groups in the 1.0, 1.6, and 2.2M solutions have been calculated from extinction coefficients for water at 1160 nm. They increase with increasing salt concentration and are greater in solutions of the lighter lanthanide perchlorates at any fixed molarity. The results are discussed in terms of the stoichiometry and structure of hydrated cations of trivalent lanthanides.     

Electrocrystallizations of copper on glassy carbon in CuCl2 silica sol and aqueous solutions

Electrocrystallizations of copper from both CuCl₂ silica sol and aqueous solutions were studied by the chronoamperometry technique.It was found that current density contributions of the double-layer charging（iDL） in current-time transients（CTTs） from both of the solutions were large.An adsorption-nucleation based model was proposed to analyze quantitatively the CTTs,by which copper electrocrystallization mechanism was characterized as progressive nucleation with 3D growth（3DP） under diffusion control.The diffusion coefficient of copper ions and the AN_∞products in aqueous solutions were larger than that in silica sols, which indicated that copper nucleation was inhibited in sol solution.The large iDL may be resulted from the adsorption of chloride ions on the electrode surface.     

Molar conductance of aqueous solutions of sodium, potassium, and nickel trifluoromethanesulfonate at 25‡C

The electrical conductivities of aqueous solutions of NaCF₃SO₃, KCF₃SO₃, and Ni(CF₃SO₃)₂ have been measured at 25‡C in the concentration range 1 to 25X 10^-3 mol-dm^-3 The data approach the Onsager limiting law at low concentrations, leading to a limiting molar ion conductivity for the CF₃SO ₃ ⁻ ion of 44.5±0.2 S-cm²-mol^-1, based on standard values for the cations. Using a simple size parameter for unsymmetrical polyatomic ions, based on the ion geometry, it is shown that the well known empirical relation between the molar conductivities of symmetrical ions and their radii can be extended to include certain polyatomic anions including CF₃SO ₃ ⁻ . The results suggest that the CF₃SO ₃ ⁻ ion is either a weak structure breaker in aqueous solution or neutral in this respect.     

Synthesis, Structure, and 31P NMR of Sulfur/Oxygen-Bridged Incomplete Cubane-Type Molybdenum and Tungsten Clusters with Triphenylphosphine Ligands

Sulfur/oxygen-bridged incomplete cubane-type triphenylphosphine molybdenum and tungsten-clusters [Mo₃S₄Cl₄(H₂O)₂(PPh₃)₃]·3THF (1A), [Mo₃S₄Cl₄(H₂O)₂(PPh₃)₃]·2THF (2A), [Mo₃OS₃Cl₄(H₂O)₂(PPh₃)₃]·2THF (1B), and [W₃S₄Cl₄(H₂O)₂(PPh₃)₃]·2THF (1C) were prepared from the corresponding aqua clusters and PPh₃ in THF/MeOH. On recrystallization from THF, procedures with and without addition of hexane to the solution gave 1A and 2A, respectively, while the procedures gave no effect on the formation of 1B and 1C. Crystallographic results obtained are as follows: 1A: monoclinic, P2₁/n, a=17.141(4) Å, b=22.579(5) Å, c=19.069(4) Å, =96.18(2)°, V=7337(3) ų, Z=4, R(R _w)=0.078(0.102); 1C: monoclinic, P2 ₁/c, a=12.635(1) Å, b=20.216(4) Å, c=27.815(3) Å, =96.16(1)°, V=7062(2) ų, Z=4, R(R _w)=0.071(0.083). If the phenyl groups are ignored, the molecule [Mo₃S₄Cl₄(H₂O)₂(PPh₃)₃] in 2A has idealized CS symmetry with the mirror plane perpendicular to the plane determined by the metal atoms, while the molecule in 1A does not have the symmetry. The tungsten compound 1C is isomorphous with the molybdenum compound 2A. ³¹P NMR spectra of 1A, 2A, and 1C were obtained and compared with similar clusters with dmpe (1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane) ligands.     

Near infrared study of aqueous rare-earth ethylsulfates

The near infrared spectra of aqueous solutions of the ethylsulfates of La, Nd, Gd, Tb, Er, Yb, Lu, Y, and Na have been determined from about 0.2 mol-dm^–3 to nearly saturation. The extinction coefficients of water have been calculated taking into account the absorption of ethylslfate anions determined in separate experiments. Their values appeared to be nearly the same as that of pure water. The relative contents of free OH groups in 0.5 and 0.7M solutions have been estimated from the absorbances at 1160 nm. They were lower in solutions of the heavy rare-earth ethylsulfates (Tb, Er, Yb, Lu) than in equimolar solutions of the lighter ones (La, Nd), confirming our previous view that secondary hydration of the heavy trivalent rare-earth cations is distinctly stronger than that of the lighter ones. A comparison of the spectra of these aqueous ethylsulfates with those of perchlorates shows that the structure-breaking ability of the C₂H₅SO ₄ ^– ion is much smaller than that of perchlorate anion.     

Synthesis of β-fluoroenones and their reductive rearrangement in aqueous media

In this paper, a simple and efficient preparation of β-fluoroenones, as a mixture of E/Z isomers with the E-isomer as the main product, from 1,2-allenic ketones by using TBAF·3H₂O in water as a nucleophilic fluorination agent has been developed. Moreover, in exploring the synthetic applications of β-fluoroenones, an unprecedented reductive defluorination rearrangement of β-fluoroenones toward enones under mild conditions in aqueous media was also discovered.     

Thermal characterisation of molybdenum and platinum-molybdenum catalysts

Alumina supported Mo and Pt-Mo catalysts was subject to temperature programmed reduction (TPR) using H₂ and CO. After earlier oxidation step TPR–H₂ profiles shows different surface species, which depends on the composition of the catalysts and reduction temperature. Change in reducing gas from H₂ into CO results in significant changes in catalyst system. Hydrogen causes a decrease in oxidation number of metals, while carbon monoxide reacts with chemisorbed chemicals.     

Stereoselectivity ratios in a simple Diels-Alder reaction in aqueous salt solutions of alcohols

This is the first exhaustive report on the variation of stereoselectivity ratios for a simple Diels-Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene and methyl acrylate. The reaction was carried out in aqueous mixtures of methanol, ethanol, propan-1-ol and butan-1-ol in presence of LiClO₄, LiCl, NaCl, KCl, CaCl₂ and MgCl₂. The endo stereoisomer decreases with the increase in carbon chain length of the alcohol. However, LiClO₄, a salting-in agent in water becomes salting-out in aqueous mixtures of alcohols. The solvent properties, thus can be attuned by adjusting the amount of solvents and salts.     

Pt2Mo3N and PdPtMo3N: new interstitial nitrides prepared from freeze-dried precursors

The molybdenum bimetallic and trimetallic nitrides Pt₂Mo₃N and PdPtMo₃N have been synthesized by ammonolysis of the stoichiometric amorphous precursor, obtained by freeze drying of aqueous solutions of the appropriate metal salts. These compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, energy-dispersive analysis of X-rays, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and thermogravimetry analysis under an oxygen atmosphere. Pt₂Mo₃N and PdPtMo₃N crystallize in the cubic space group P4₁32 (213), with lattice parameters of a=6.83586(4) and 6.82542(3) Å, respectively, and form with the unusual filled β-manganese structure. These compounds are stable under air up to 580 K, the oxidation being complete at 910 K.     

SnCl2/PdCl2-mediated aldehyde allylation in fully aqueous media

Catalyzed by PdCl₂, SnCl₂ can efficiently mediate the allylation of various aldehydes with allyl chloride or bromide, but not with allyl alcohol, in fully aqueous media. The yield of the reaction is very high (90-100%), and the reaction is operationally simple, environmental benign and easy to scale up.     

Raman and infrared spectroscopic investigation of contact ion pair formation in aqueous cadmium sulfate solutions

Raman and IR data for aqueous CdSO₄ and (NH₄)₂SO₄ solutions have been recorded over broad concentration and temperature ranges. Whereas the v₁-SO ₄ ^2– band profile is symmetrical in (NH₄)₂SO₄ solutions, in CdSO₄ solutions a shoulder appears on the high frequency side which increases in intensity with increasing concentration and temperature. The molar scattering coefficient of the v₁-SO ₄ ^2– band is the same for all forms of sulfate in (NH₄)₂SO₄ and CdSO₄ solutions and is independent of temperature up to 99°C. The high frequency shoulder is attributed to the formation of a contact ion pair [Cd²⁺OSO ₃ ^2– ] (11 associate). Also the v₃-SO ₄ ^2– antisymmetric stretching mode shows a splitting in the CdSO₄ solution. Further spectroscopic evidence for contact ion pair formation is provided by IR spectroscopy. No higher associates or anionic complexes are required to interpret the spectroscopic data. The degree of association has been measured as a function of concentration and temperature. The thermodynamic association constant, K_A=0.15±0.05 kg-mol^–1 at 25°C is estimated from the Raman data by an extrapolation procedure by taking account of the activity coefficients. Values are reported for the activity coefficient of the ion pair. From the Raman temperature dependence studies, the enthalpy of formation for the contact ion pair is estimated to be 10±1 kJ-mol^–1.     

Enthalpies of dilution of aqueous Li2B4O7 solutions at 298.15 K and application of ion-interaction model

The enthalpies of dilution have been measured for aqueous Li₂B₄O₇ solutions from 0.0212 to 2.1530 mol kg⁻¹ at 298.15 K. The relative apparent molar enthalpies, L_?, and relative partial molar enthalpies of the solvent and solute, and were calculated. The thermodynamic properties of the complex aqueous solutions were represented with a modified Pitzer ion-interaction model.     

Acid-base chemistry of omeprazole in aqueous solutions

Omeprazole is a potent anti-acid drug. Its absorption and mode of action are closely related to its prototropic behavior. In the present study, omeprazole samples from different sources and in different forms were studied spectrophotometrically to obtain pK_a values. In the neutral to alkaline pH region, two consistent pK_a values of 7.1 and 14.7 were obtained from various samples. The assignment of these pK_a values was realized by comparison with the prototropic properties of N(1)-methylated omeprazole substituted on the nitrogen at the 1-position of the benzimidazole ring, which was found to have a pK_a of 7.5. The omeprazole pK_a of 14.7 is assigned to the dissociation of the hydrogen from the 1-position of the benzimidazole ring and the pK_a of 7.1 is assigned to the dissociation from the protonated pyridine nitrogen of omeprazole. The results presented are at variance with those of earlier work.